Why do doctors use a more detailed approach to understanding human anatomy than that represented by this great song?
The human body is an enormously complex system. Even an orthopedist who handles most bone-related health concerns would also be concerned about other bodily systems, from the vascular (a patient with high blood pressure may need treatment for that prior to treating for a broken bone to the psychological (was there a psychological problem that led to the problem with the bones?).
Many historical blunders have been made because of failure to understand systems thinking. For example, kudzu (if you are from the southern US, you will be familiar with this plant) was promoted as a plant that could help stop erosion. Only after it was planted all over the place, did people come to find out that you basically can't kill it and it grows at a prodigious rate (like 60 feet a year). Those who promoted kudzu didn't think beyond the simple problem of erosion towards the so-called "side effects" of kudzu.
Systems thinking is where you think about how an entire system works. For example, many researchers in education have proposed various programs that were to help kids learn how to read or do math or whatever. Why is it that none of these programs have been a true panacea in the field of education?
A classroom is a complex system. A math lesson is the tip of an iceberg. Here is just a brief diagram of some of the complexities of the classroom:
The following article gives you some ideas about how systems thinking works:
Why do doctors use a more detailed approach to understanding human anatomy than that represented by this great song?
The human body is an enormously complex system. Even an orthopedist who handles most bone-related health concerns would also be concerned about other bodily systems, from the vascular (a patient with high blood pressure may need treatment for that prior to treating for a broken bone to the psychological (was there a psychological problem that led to the problem with the bones?).
Many historical blunders have been made because of failure to understand systems thinking. For example, kudzu (if you are from the southern US, you will be familiar with this plant) was promoted as a plant that could help stop erosion. Only after it was planted all over the place, did people come to find out that you basically can't kill it and it grows at a prodigious rate (like 60 feet a year). Those who promoted kudzu didn't think beyond the simple problem of erosion towards the so-called "side effects" of kudzu.
Systems thinking is where you think about how an entire system works. For example, many researchers in education have proposed various programs that were to help kids learn how to read or do math or whatever. Why is it that none of these programs have been a true panacea in the field of education?
A classroom is a complex system. A math lesson is the tip of an iceberg. Here is just a brief diagram of some of the complexities of the classroom:
The following article gives you some ideas about how systems thinking works: